{"@id":"https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-10d240cd-52bb-4304-bb93-2b837450e9cd","@type":"ceterms:License","@context":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/schema/context/json","ceterms:ctid":"ce-10d240cd-52bb-4304-bb93-2b837450e9cd","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Orthotists and Prosthetists Practitioner"},"ceterms:ownedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-129a74a6-65be-459e-b9b7-2dc330ebff11"],"ceterms:requires":[{"@type":"ceterms:ConditionProfile","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Licensure Requirements (General)"},"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"Educational Requirements \nTo apply for an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist-orthotist license, you must meet one of the following educational requirements: \n\nYou hold a bachelor's or graduate degree in prosthetics and orthotics from a college or university educational program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or an educational program accepted by the department as having equivalent educational standards. \nYou hold a bachelor's or graduate degree in any subject and a certificate from an orthotics practitioner educational program that is accredited by CAAHEP or from a practitioner education program accepted by the department as having equivalent educational standards. \nYou must submit official college transcripts with your application materials as proof of meeting the educational requirement. \n\nClinical Residency \nYou must submit a certificate of completion from a residency program recognized by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) in the field of orthotics, prosthetics, or a dual program, as appropriate to the license being applied for. \n\nIf you have already completed a residency program that was not recognized by NCOPE, you may still be eligible to apply as a uniquely qualified person. \n\nCompletion of a residency program will require a student registration. \n\nIf your residency is completed in Texas, the supervising orthotist or prosthetist must hold a valid Texas issued license in the same discipline as the clinical residency being completed. \n\nJurisprudence Exam \nAll applicants for initial licensure must complete the applicable jurisprudence examination before applying for a license. The jurisprudence examination must have been completed no more than six months prior to the license application date. For further details, please see the exam information page."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/op/opapply.htm"},{"@type":"ceterms:ConditionProfile","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Licensure Requirements (Information for Applicants with a Criminal History / Background)"},"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"TDLR's Licensing Division conducts a criminal background check through the Department of Public Safety (DPS) on each original license application and each renewal application filed. If the application or the DPS check reveals a conviction that could be a basis for denying the license, the Licensing staff will refer the matter to TDLR's Enforcement Division for further review. \n\nPlease see the Guidelines for License Applicants with Criminal Convictions, which describe the process by which TDLR determines whether a criminal conviction renders an applicant an unsuitable candidate for the license, or whether a conviction warrants revocation or suspension of a license previously granted. \n\nYou will need to provide information on all felony and/or misdemeanor offenses as part of your license application. You will need to provide information if you have ever been arrested, charged, convicted, entered a plea of nolo contendere (no contest), a plea of guilty, and/or received deferred adjudication for a felony or misdemeanor. You must also include any convictions which are currently on appeal. If you do not have a criminal history, check \"No\" on the criminal history questions. Failure to report your criminal history may jeopardize your application."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/crimconvict.htm"}],"ceterms:offeredBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-129a74a6-65be-459e-b9b7-2dc330ebff11"],"ceterms:inLanguage":["en"],"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"Applicants for the orthotist license must complete the orthotist educational, residency, and examination requirements for orthotists. Applicants for the prosthetist license must complete the prosthetist educational, residency, and examination requirements for prosthetists. Applicants for the prosthetist-orthotist license must complete the prosthetist and orthotist academic, residency, and examination requirements."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/op/opapply.htm","ceterms:credentialStatusType":{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/CredentialStatus","ceterms:targetNode":"credentialStat:Active","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Credential Status"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Active"},"ceterms:targetNodeDescription":{"en-US":"Awards of the credential are ongoing."}}}